Faisalabad, 7 September 2024:

The Champions One-Day Cup will be played at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad from 12-29 September. Five sides – Dolphins (mentored by Sarfaraz Ahmed), Lions (mentored by Waqar Younis), Panthers (mentored by Saqlain Mushtaq), Stallions (mentored by Shoaib Malik) and Wolves (mentored by Misbah-ul-Haq) will feature in the event that will be played on a single-league basis with three playoffs and the final.

The following is the revised information about the teams’ training and media opportunities from 8-11 September:

Media Contact:

 Shakeel Khan is the Media Accreditation, Operations and Services Manager for the Champions One-Day Cup. He can be reached at +92 301 844 0284 or shakeel.khan@pcb.com.pk

Team manager contacts:

 Ahmad Raza is the Dolphins team manager and can be reached at +92 333 839 3673

 Muhammad Ali Shahzad is the Stallions team manager and can be reached at +92 342 422 3376

 Qasim Ali Pracha is the Wolves team manager and can be reached at +92 331 436 8821

 Raza Shaukat will be the Lions team manager till 11 Sep and can be reached at +92 324 444 4186. From 12 Sep till the end of the event, Rahat Abbas Asadi will be the Lions team manager and can be reached at +92245555725

 Sharjeel Khurram Bhatti is the Panthers team manager and can be reached at +92 301 826 1709

Revised schedule of teams’ training and media opportunities:

8 September

 Lions and Panthers will play a warm-up match at the Jawad Sports Complex Ground with the first ball to be bowled at 9am. This will be a vision only opportunity.

 Dolphins will train the Bohranwali Ground from 2pm onwards. This will be a vision only opportunity.

 Wolves will train at the Iqbal Stadium from 2pm onwards. Beforehand, one player is expected to be available for brief stand-up media interviews.

 Stallions will train at the Iqbal Stadium from 7pm onwards. This will be a vision only opportunity.

9 September

 Dolphins and Wolves will play a warm-up match at the Jawad Sports Complex Ground with the first ball to be bowled at 9am. This will be a vision only opportunity.

 Lions will train at the Iqbal Stadium from 2pm. Beforehand, one player is expected to be available for brief stand-up media interviews.

 Panthers and Stallions will train at the Iqbal Stadium from 7pm onwards. This will be a vision only opportunity.

10 September

 Stallions will play an intra-squad practice match at the Jawad Sports Complex with the first ball to be bowled at 9am. This will be a vision only opportunity.

 Panthers and Wolves will train at the Iqbal Stadium from 2pm onwards. Beforehand, one player from either side is expected to be available for the brief stand-up interviews.

 Dolphins & Lions will train at the Iqbal Stadium from 7pm onwards. This will be a vision only opportunity.

11 September

 Stallions and Lions will train at the Iqbal Stadium from 2pm onwards while Panthers and Wolves will train at the same venue from 7pm onwards. These will be vision only opportunities.

 Dolphins will train at the Jawad Sports Complex Ground from 2pm onwards. This will be vision only opportunity.

 At 1.30pm at the Iqbal Stadium, the five captains will participate in a photoshoot with the trophy, which will be followed by the captains’ pre-series media conference at the Iqbal Stadium. The presser is expected to live-streamed and as per normal process, the PCB will share the link beforehand.

In case of any change to the above schedule, an update will be provided through PCB’s usual communication channel